Single Motherhood

I was a single mom for about 5 days.  T was in London with his job, and I was mostly alone.  It was an experience to say the least.  He left Wednesday afternoon, and when I got home from work on Wednesday, the silence was deafening.  Okay. . . it wasn't really even quiet.  I had a 17 month old and a 10 month old being PLENTY loud, but I definitely felt the silence if T.  I cried. . . I had my little pity party, and then I got over it and realized it was only for a few days, and I'd survive.

There were challenging moments, but mostly wonderful moments
Challenging:
I had to make a Targ.et run.  It was necessary.  Okay, the truth. . . I made 2 Tar.get runs while T was gone.  The first time, I brought the double stroller.  It made things easier, but it's such a hassle hauling out of the car, getting the kids in it, and then folding it back up to put in the trunk when I'm done.  So the second trip of the weekend I decided to be brave.  I carried both kids into Target, put Nur down so I could strap TT in, and Nur dashed.  Thank goodness for a nice Tar.get employee who helped me.  Whew!

Bedtime.  Usually T and I both take a child at bedtime.  Doing two myself was challenging.  I would put both kids on my lap and read a book.  The problem is, is Nur LOVES being read to and TT LOVES to eat the books.  Nur would get made at her and bop her on the head, TT would then bop him on the head, and I felt like TT was getting jipped out of enjoying story time.

Feeding time.  Yes, feeding two babies at once is not easy.  Nur is especially impatient when it comes to food and he literally screams when I would take a 5 second break to feed his sister. Whew.

Mobility.  Both my kids are mobile now.  Nur is practically a running man, and TT is pretty quick at crawling. They would both go in different directions, and in just a blink of an eye Nur was playing in the cat's water, TT was dumping the cat's food all over the floor, TT was bumping her head on the wall, Nur was dumping the humidifier, TT was going right for the electrical outlets (that we do have covers for but these particular ones have something plugged into it), Nur was trying to climb stairs by himself, TT was playing with our PS3.  Yes, these children are QUICK and it's like they have radar of exactly what they ARE NOT supposed to touch. 

For the past few days, I could be seen around town with a baby in both hands.  I learned how to open the front door while holding two babies, make a bottle while holding two babies, go to Nur's Litt.le Birds while holding two babies.

Mostly my few days as a single parent were wonderful wonderful moments.

We had fun! I took a little time off work while T was gone so I could be with the kids, and not worry about having to gte myself ready for work in the morning while watching Nur and TT.  I absolutely loved every moment with these two.  They are both wonderful children.  Their smiles light up a room, they loved having me home, they loved all the attention from me, they love spending time with each other.  It was also like they were both on their best behaviors knowing T was gone and I was going at it alone. 

Someone said to me on Sunday that I must be very excited for Monday morning to come.  Well, here it is, Monday morning, I'm sitting in my cubicle, and no, I am anything but excited.  TT screamed as I walked out the door this morning, then both TT and Nur waved as I drove away, and as hard as being a Mom is, there is no where I would rather be than at home with my kids, full time.  Maybe someday that will be my reality, but today my reality is my desk job, and wondering what the kids are up to as I create spreadsheets and such.

I am so happy to have T back, and I continue to be in amazement to those that single parenthood all the time.  Or those that stay at home with multiple children.  I admire all of you. :)